A shocking discovery at a construction site in England led to a dramatic animal rescue, one that volunteers weren’t sure would have a happy ending.
A concerned citizen’s call brought British Horse Society volunteers to an abandoned building site in East Durham, where they found rubbish and debris scattered everywhere. Lying motionless in the mud was what appeared to be a dead horse.
She was covered in filth and severely malnourished, but upon closer inspection, they realized the horse—later named Heidi—was still breathing.
The rescue team immediately sprang into action, recognizing it as one of the worst cases of neglect they had ever encountered.
“It took five people to lift her onto her feet,” said a spokesperson for Here4Horses Equine Charity.